If CNN Quick Vote is the mouth-breathing grumble of the people, CNN Story Highlights are the jotted notes of the newsroom’s Camus.

Consider this selection from the spectacularly-headlined article In an instant, majestic waves turn deadly:

People flock to Maine seashore to watch waves stirred up by Hurricane Bill
Enormous wave takes spectators by surprise, sweeps three out to sea
Two are rescued from pounding surf, but 7-year-old girl dies

That’s effing mind-blowing.